Cookie Policy for the Circuit

Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website.

We are currently in the process of reviewing our cookies model to optimise your experience when you visit our website, and to ensure we are compliant with applicable laws. During this transitional period the BHF will be trialling a number of different cookie models. This means that when you visit our website, you may see different cookie banners and cookie walls.

During this transitional period our website will place two third party analytics cookies on your device which we will categorise as 'strictly necessary': Google Analytics and Session Cam. This means that you will not be able to 'switch off' these analytics cookies during this transitional period.

Following completion of our testing during this transitional period, we will update this cookies policy to reflect the cookies model we have chosen to use going forwards.

1. What is a cookie?

A 'cookie' is a name for a small text file, usually of letters and numbers, which, if you agree to them, are downloaded onto your device, such as your computer, mobile phone or tablet, when you visit a website. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer's hard drive and are used to distinguish you from other website users.

Cookies are widely used by website owners to improve the performance of websites, for saving different options and to provide website owners with information on how their website is being used.

You can change your preferences to the cookies we use by visiting the preference centre and adjusting the toggle to 'On' or 'Off', and clicking 'Save Settings’. Some cookies are essential cookies and cannot be turned off using the toggle. These cookies are 'Strictly Necessary' and are listed below. If you choose not to accept some or all of our cookies, then we will only store these 'Strictly Necessary' Cookies.

2. Types of cookies we use

• Strictly Necessary Cookies - These cookies are essential for you to be able to use and move around websites or for you to use certain features: e.g. remembering items added to a shopping basket, or providing website security. You cannot switch off these cookies.

• Performance Cookies - These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our website. These cookies collect information about how visitors use the website e.g. which pages are most popular. These cookies will be set by us or by third party providers whose services we have added to our pages. You may switch these cookies off by changing your preferences in our Preference Centre, but some features of our website may not be as effective or work in the intended manner if you do.

• Functionality Cookies - These cookies remember choices made by you or the way you interact with our website. They enhance your experience during your visit to our website by remembering your preferences and personalising customisable pages e.g. remembering your name or promoting regional events. These cookies will be set by us or by third party providers whose services we have added to our pages. You may switch these cookies off by changing your preferences in our Preference Centre, but if you do not allow these cookies then some or all of these services may not function properly.

• Targeting Cookies - These cookies are used to display relevant advertising to you on other websites and social media platforms. They also enable us to measure the effectiveness of our digital campaigns by letting us know when certain actions have been taken by visitors. Some of these cookies collect information about your browsing habits across the internet in order to build a profile of your interests and make advertising relevant to you. We may also use these cookies to find other people with similar interests to yours so that our adverts can be shown to them too. These cookies will be set by us or by third party providers whose services we have added to our pages. You may switch these cookies off by changing your preferences in our Preference Centre.

3. Cookie List (The Circuit)

4. British Heart Foundation

Changes to this policy

The Policy may change from time to time. For example, to reflect recent changes in guidelines we are reviewing how we use cookies and how we seek consent for their use when people visit our website. In the coming months, we will be implementing a new version of our cookies model.

Please read this Cookie Policy in conjunction with our Central Cookie Policy and our Privacy Policy. Click here.